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Court opts for precedent over partisanship
6 July 2012
ABC TV Planet America
The Supreme Court verdict to uphold Obamacare was as much a decision to put the waning legitimacy of the Court before strict partisanship as a ruling on the law itself. Chair in US media James Fallows spoke with John Barron and Chas Licciardello about the more sensational elements of the case as well as its implications for Mitt Romney in his fight to unseat President Obama this November. Watch Online
Ghost of Mark Twain reigns amid Obamacare brouhaha
3 July 2012
The Australian
The Supreme Court completed its term with its high-profile ruling on the constitutionality of Obamcare, but the attention given to that case obscured other consequential decisions. Centre professor of legal policy David Weisbrot says recent decisions on free speech cases collectively point to a long term trend in the Court's thinking. Read article
Obamacare decision: just a spoonful of sugar
1 July 2012
The Conversation
Although the Supreme Court ruled last week that Obamacare was constitutional, Chief Justice John Roberts eschewed the constitutional doctrines the law was meant to rely upon. Centre lecturer Harry Melkonian explains why, in this ruling, the Court's legal sweetener was the federal government's taxation power Read more
Obamacare stands in narrow decision
29 June 2012
ABC Local Radio Evenings
Obama's signature healthcare reform, the Affordable Care Act, has been upheld by the Supreme Court but question marks still hang over the future of the legislation, the partisanship of the court and what the legacy of the decision will be. Professor in legal policy David Weisbrot explains the ins and outs of the case and how it is likely to affect the presidential elections in November. Listen Online
The next step for Obamacare
29 June 2012
SBS World News Australia
By upholding most of President Barack Obama's health care reforms, the US Supreme Court has resolved a high stakes constitutional clash of a kind unseen in decades. Professor in legal policy David Weisbrot says the saving of one of Obama's signature achievements could give the President momentum going into November's elections. Watch Online
Obamacare into the spotlight after decision
29 June 2012
Sky Business
The Supreme Court's decision to uphold Obamacare will force the healthcare issue on to the table in November, as both candidates try and turn the reforms to their advantage. Professor of legal policy David Weisbrot tells Carson Scott that although the economy will remain the central issue, the judgement has positives for both Republican and Democrat campaigners. Watch Online
Supreme Court upholds Obamacare
29 June 2012
ABC 24 TV Breakfast
The US Supreme Court has upheld the central pillar of Obama's landmark Affordable Care Act legislation, voting 5-4 in support of the individual mandate which requires all American's to take out health insurance. And while it wasn't all good news for Democrats, professor in legal policy David Weisbrot says this represents the courts' most important decision since Bush vs. Gore over a decade ago. Watch Online
